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I bought regular thyme today and an aloe plant at Home Depot while we were out shopping. Still no tarragon, but I’m not giving up. I planted the aloe in a pot and have decided to leave it in the greenhouse because I don’t have a sunny spot to put it in my house. I have never had luck with aloe plants, but I’m hoping it will work this time. The thyme, which I said in yesterday’s post was planted, really isn’t yet. It’s still in it’s little pot. I put all of my seedlings from the greenhouse outside in their trays. I’m hoping the rain and sun will help them grow better. It seems like some of the more delicate seedlings would dry out too fast in the greenhouse and die.

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Weather – sunny and warm (I’m writing this 2 days late with a headache so I’m not as precise as normal)

I finally got to work in the yard! I got most of my garden planted, just a little left to go. My master plan isn’t working out like I thought so I’ve had to do a lot of tweaking as I go. Will learn for next year though. Mostly, I just tried to fit too many big plants into too small of a space. I want to grow pumpkins, but don’t know if I’ll have enough room. I’ve planted a couple of seeds, plus squash and zucchini. We’ll see.

rosemary purchased in garden and on deck in planters, (1 seed growing)

tarragon can’t find anywhere!

dill strays from last year growing in deck planter, purchased in garden (my own didn’t grow)

coriander 1 stray from last year by roses, purchased in garden (my own didn’t grow)

lemon balm (Sweet Melissa) purchased in planter on deck

It was a satisfying day digging in the dirt. We went when I was about halfway through to buy some herbs, but I can’t find tarragon anywhere. I have one more place to look, but it’s a little drive. We’ve had some good rain and some sun so everything is doing very well that was already planted. I’m almost done. I have 2/3 of two beds left to plant. I’m a little disappointed that I only have 2 roma tomatoes, but I’ll have more next year now that my greenhouse is full functional.

My Stevia (sweet leaf) plant is all brown and looks very dead. I don’t have the heart to dump it yet. I’ve been surprised in the past at what can survive after certain death so I’m leaving it potted and watering it still…..just in case.

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Oops, guess I missed Friday, but since I didn’t do anything outside, I didn’t really miss anything. I found it when I went to publish this one so my days are just a little mixed up instead of missing.

Today’s weather is starting out sunny. Temp at 6:30 was 44o

I think I’ll plant some of my vegetables today, hopefully get my beds filled. I hope they do ok with they chilly nights.

I was thinking about my herbs and some of my other plants that I started from seed that didn’t make it. I think I discovered the reason why, but it’s a theory that will have to be tested. After I got the big greenhouse, I stopped using the mini greenhouses. That was a mistake because they kept the moisture in the soil for the little seeds and seedlings. The heat from the big greenhouse was too much for them and they burned up without the added protection. I’ll find out if this is true when I reseed. This time, the lids go on and stay on until they are a good size.

Unfortunately, however, I will have to purchase most of my herbs again this year if I want to have any sort of a harvest. This is how I learn though, so it is a lesson learned for me. I can say that I learned something new today and it’s not even 8:00 in the morning yet.

So much for my big plans. By the time I got back from the church the hubby wanted to go for lunch and to Bass Pro Shop. It’s almost an hour from our house plus eating time and a few more stops and it was dinner time by the time we got home. No gardening for me today.

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I mentioned that the sweet potatoes were getting new leaves, but now I have yellow Finn potato ‘sprouts’? Yesterday, nothing. Today, small plants! Greenhouse plants doing well today. Basil has second set of leaves now and more shamrock buds are coming out in a planter that I thought was dead. Yay!

I will garden when it warms up a little. I am SO not a cold weather person. Of course, a month ago 50s was like summer. Oh well.